[
US
/ˈɫudəkɹəsɫi/
]
[ UK /lˈuːdɪkɹəsli/ ]
[ UK /lˈuːdɪkɹəsli/ ]
ADVERB
-
so as to arouse or deserve laughter
her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well
How To Use ludicrously In A Sentence
- He has been allowed such a long leash and with a ludicrously large pay packet, he must feel invincible. The Sun
- This charming paragraph illustrates the vitality of scandal, and at the same time shows how ludicrously rumor and tradition mistell stories in the face of evidence. A Book About Lawyers
- Those two sides have plenty of time to interact due to the ludicrously lax security arrangements.
- She's just awful in her role as the psychiatrist who ludicrously gets stuck in the precinct.
- The dog ludicrously albeit lovingly christened Precious Baby by Ted's late wife and resolutely called PB by Ted himself - hesitated at the doorway and blinked out at the street, where the autumn rain was falling in the sort of steady waves that presaged alengthy and bone-chilling storm. A Traitor to Memory
- After what The Economist called a "ludicrously irresponsible bout of fiscal brinksmanship," the markets continued to churn, and the angry young facing unemployment as high as 45.7 percent left the beach for the barricades in London and other cities in the UK. Roger Fransecky: Help Wanted!
- The euro is "ludicrously" high for many of the struggling European countries such as Greece, but it is even too high for Germany, which is a competitive country. British Blogs
- The scene is a ludicrously expensive suite at Salford's Lowry Hotel, the kind of place record companies only book bands into after they've sold squillions of records, like New Order.
- The keyboardist loomed like some kind of elder wizard, clad in ludicrously bright long coats.
- He has been allowed such a long leash and with a ludicrously large pay packet, he must feel invincible. The Sun